Global connection | American "Independence Day" celebration scene occasionally shooting shooting incidents

Xinhua News Agency, USA Lampak, July 5th, July 4th is the "Independence Day" in the United States, the United States "National Day". On the morning of the 4th local time, the shooting of the "Independence Day" cruise event at the "Independence Day" in Hailanpak, Illinois, has caused at least 6 people to be killed and injured. That night, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, also burst into shooting during the "Independent Day" fireworks performance, and at least two policemen were injured.

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After the shooting incident, the reporter could see that the police lamps flickered everywhere in the urban area of ​​Hailangpak, and there were few pedestrians on the road. All intersections at the streets and hospitals in the street were blocked.

According to the local police report, around 10:15 am, when the cruise team passed through the city's Central Street, a large number of people who watched the parade were gathered around. The gunman fired from a nearby building roof to the crowd. Police found a powerful rifle at the scene, arrested a suspect, a 22 -year -old white man. The "Independence Day" celebrations originally scheduled to be held in the city of Hailapak and surrounding areas have been canceled.

Other videos posted on social networking sites show that the scene was suddenly a masterpiece at the scene, and the people ran away, and there were discarded blankets, coffee cups that were overturned everywhere. Many portable seats and strollers were discarded at the scene, and some of them were hung with the US flag.

A video shot by a local reporter with a mobile phone showed that on a cruise car in front of her, the musicians were still playing instruments. In the loud melody covering the sound of the surroundings, the person watching the cruise suddenly ran quickly.

The video shot by another witness shows that the juvenile band in the cruise team is playing while walking. The musicians in the back row suddenly escape their legs. Some people exclaimed.

At the press conference, the mayor of Hai Lampak, Rotin, said that people should have celebrated the "Independence Day" on the same day, but became the victims of mourning the shooting of the shooting and continued to struggle in the shadow of the violence of guns.

In an interview with the US media, the witnesses Jeff Lyon said that someone around him fell down, and such a shooting tragedy in the urban area was "incredible."

An American veteran organization is sadly ironically on social media: "Is there any more American characteristics than the vicious shooting incident on July 4?"

According to the latest data on the US website's "Guns Violent File", more than 22,000 people in the United States lost their lives due to gun violence. Among them, the vicious shooting of at least 4 people and injuries has reached 309.

However, this "independence day" has not yet passed, and the data of the American shooting has been updated.

On the evening of the 4th, Philadelphia held a "Independence Day" concert and fireworks performance. According to the video shot by a witness, the audience shot her shoulders, and the young father carried his daughter on his shoulders. People looked up at the fireworks rising in the air. The sound of "bang" suddenly sounded, and it was difficult to distinguish the sound of fireworks for a while. Many people first froze, then turned around and ran away. Someone screamed.

Another video overlooking the scene shows that under the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the air, many people are running away. The streets are deserted in a blink of an eye, and the fireworks continue to bloom one after another.

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